Vad är manlighet och vad innebär det att vara man?
En undersökning av gymnasieelevers syn på kön, genus och manlighet i anslutning till Ernest Hemingways Öar i strömmen.
SexGenderMasculinityIdentificationHemingwayLiterary receptionKönGenusManlighetIdentifikationHemingwayLitteraturreception
What is masculinity and what does it mean to be a man?This study involves two different areas: gender and literary reception. I wanted to find out what students think about masculinity and what possible strategies they use when they read and interpret literature. The investigation consists of three parts: an introductory survey, classroom observations and an ending text analysis based on ten different questions. The investigation has taken place in second grade at an upper secondary school as part of the course Swedish B. During four lessons, the pupils have been working on issues relating to sex, gender and masculinity in relation to an extract of Ernest Hemingway'sIslands in the Stream. Trends in the study show that students believe that a person is born to a biological sex but still has the opportunity to shape its gender identity. The majority of the students believe that it is up to each reader to decide what interpretation is correct, but doubt that the meaning of a literary text resides primarily in the text itself. Throughout the project, the students have demonstrated interest and commitment. However, only a small number of pupils participated in the discussions in class. On the other hand, the ending text analyses were comprehensive and well-thought-out which may show that the choice of a written accounting form suited the class well.